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    Transparency International Bangladesh Raises Concerns Over Textbook Review Body Cancellation

    The organization urged the interim government to remain steadfast in its commitment to reform and to resist all forms of communal and fundamentalist influence....
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    Global Governance

    Global Unions File ILO Complaint to Recover Wages for Over 200,000 Palestinian Workers in Israel

    A complaint against the Israeli government for violations of the International Labour Organization’s Protection of Wages Convention has been filed by a coalition of10...
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    Asia Pacific

    Planting the Rainbow Flag Firmly in Thailand

    In March 2024, Thailand's House of Representatives approved a landmark marriage equality bill, later adopted by the Thai Senate in June. Expected to legalise...
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    Child Rights

    Summit of the Future: Time to Rethink ‘Outdated and Ineffective’ International Financial Architecture

    Only 44 delegations were present when the IMF was founded, compared to the current IMF membership of 190 nations. Yet developed countries continue to...
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    Child mortality

    Underweight: A Persistent Negligence

    The gendered distribution of food within families continues to socialize girls to eat last and less, often surviving on leftovers after male family members had...
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    Civil society

    At UN ‘Summit of the Future’, Civil Society Demand Radical Changes to International Financial Architecture

    Currency devaluations have raised the cost of servicing external debt, in many instances, while governments have been forced by conditionalities imposed by international institutions...
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    Education for all

    Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan to Empower India’s Tribal Communities

    PMJUGA focuses on providing tribal families with access to pucca housing, ensuring they have safe and secure living conditions. This will replace their current...
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    Democracy

    Myanmar: Over 5,000 Killed Since Military Coup, Says UN Report

    Animals such as snakes or insects or other wild animals have been introduced in order to provoke fear and terror in individuals, James Rodehaver,...
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    NABARD Boosts Rural Heritage: 28 New GI Tags Take Total to 176

    As India celebrates its rich diversity, NABARD’s push for GI registrations not only safeguards centuries-old traditions but also fuels economic empowerment in rural heartlands, turning cultural assets into sustainable livelihoods.
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    Nepal’s Recurring Credit Booms: A Pattern of Boom and Bust

    International lessons, from global financial crises to regional experiences, highlight that unmanaged credit booms rarely end well.
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    Bangladesh Seeks Three-Year LDC Grace Period to Implement Sweeping Banking and Tax Overhauls

    Bangladesh’s economy faces headwinds including inflation, weak private investment, and global uncertainties.

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    NABARD Boosts Rural Heritage: 28 New GI Tags Take Total to 176

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    Nepal’s Recurring Credit Booms: A Pattern of Boom and Bust

    International lessons, from global financial crises to regional experiences, highlight that unmanaged credit booms rarely end well.
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